Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Eritrea

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Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Unrecognized
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1957
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1957
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1957
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
Since 1957
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